What Doesn't Kill Us-Ch 30
Sharla smiled as she watched the little girl talking with Penelope, she looked at Hotch and said, "she seems to be adjusting nicely to them", Hotch said, "thank you for bringing her here". Sharla took a deep breath and said, "you are very welcome", he said, "how did her visit go with Tamara"?, Sharla said, "it went very nicely, they were able to talk and Tamara was able to make Alexis see that even though she wouldn't be able to see her that she would always love her".
Hotch said, "and for a child that young that's a good thing", she nodded her head and said, "definitley", she then handed Hotch a packet full of information about the child and said, "my card is inside so tell Mr and Mrs Morgan if they need anything to please call me". Hotch nodded his head and said, "thank you again Sharla and I will tell them".
When she got to the door she smiled and waved at Alexis as she walked out the door, Alexis looked up at Penelope and said, "I saw my momma", Penelope put a big strand of her hair behind her ear and said, "you did"?, she nodded her head yes and said, "uh huh, she telled me to stay wif you till her gets home". Penelope smiled and said, "are you okay with staying with us"?, she looked up at Derek and smiled and said, "uh huhhhhh".
Derek said, "when we get home you can meet Jack and Henry", she said, "who dat"?, he smiled and said, "Jack is Hotch and Emilys son and he's 6 years old and then Henry is is JJ and Reids son and he's the same age as you, he's 5". She smiled and said, "weally"?, Penelope laughed and said, "yes really", she said, "dat sounds wike fun".
Derek said, "how about when we get you back home we go shopping and you can pick out whateverrrrrr you want for your room"?, her eyes got big and she said, "yayyyy me wikey dat". Penelope giggled and said, "we want you to feel safe and at home with us", she yawned and nodded her head yes as she laid her head down on her chest.
JJ said, "awwww bless her little heart, she's had a long day", Fran said, "she's been through so much for her to be so young", Derek nodded his head and said,
"she sure has momma but we are going to try to make sure that she is safe and happy". Penelope smiled down at the little girl and said, "she will definitley be loved, we will make sure of that".
Derek kissed her lips gently and said, "that we will baby girl, that we will", Sarah said, "just look at that hair, it reminds me of Desi when she was 5 years old". Fran grinned and said, "it sure does", Desi shook her head and said, "can we not talk about my hair pleaseeeeeeeeee, today let's just focus on Derek and his 2 baby girls"?, Dave smiled at her and said, "good idea Des" as they all took a sip of their punch.
Hotch handed Penelope the papers that Sharla had left and said, "her card is in there to in case you need anything", she opened it and started reading everything she could about Alexis. Penelope smiled and said, "she's highly intelligent, she scored very high on the tests", Reid looked down at the papers and said, "wow those are some great scores for her age".
Derek said, "is she allergic to anything"?, Penelope scanned her medical papers and said, "nothing so far", Derek gently rubbed the little girls hair and said, "I hope that she'll grow to love us". Fran put her hand on her sons shoulder and said, "she will honey, she will", Derek sighed happily as he watched his wife as she gently covered Alexis up with the sheet.
The team stayed and talked with the happy couple while Alexis slept and when she woke up she smiled at Penelope and said, "me was sweepy", Penelope hugged the little girl and said, "did you have a good nap"?, she rubbed her eyes and said, "uh huh but me need to potty". Emily said, "come on sweetie auntie Em will take you".
Alexis looked at Penelope before letting Emily help her out of the bed, when she came back a few minutes later Hotch said, "how about pizza for dinner"?, she rubbed her stomach and said, "wif pepperoniiiiiiii"?, he picked her up and said, "of course with pepperoni, that's my favorite". She giggled and said, "mine toooooooo".
Hotch said, "tell Penelope and Derek goodnight and I promise that we will bring you back tomorrow", Derek said, "if you want you can call us before you go to bed". She hugged them both and said, "goodnighttttttttt", Derek sat down on the bed beside Penelope and wrapped his arm around her and said, "goodnight baby girl,
we will see you in the morning".
They watched as she waved as she disappeared out into the hall with the rest of the team